by Iceland Study Abroad | Apr 15, 2016 | 2016 Spring Iceland, Staff Column
Livestock has always been of importance and pride in Iceland. This is particularly true with the pure Icelandic breeds such as the horse and the sheep. However overgrazing by livestock has lead to a series of problems with the environment,...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Nov 6, 2015 | 2015 Fall Iceland, Staff Column
I think the most surprising thing about coming to Iceland has been that I have found a group of people who I can say, without reservation, have become my friends. With the end of our stay quickly approaching my thoughts have wandered to the post-trip experience and I...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Nov 5, 2015 | Staff Column
I thought I was a thoughtful consumer before the plane touched wheels in Iceland. I bought organic (sometimes), I was a vegetarian (well, pescatarian), and while living in Hoboken, NJ I was as avid biker, while I’d walk and use public transport on occasion (though I...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Nov 5, 2015 | Staff Column
Most Wednesday afternoons since we have arrived in Sólheimar, we have been participating in service learning, helping with various projects and workshops within the community. Some of these projects include the art and ceramics workshops, the troll garden, Sunna...
by Kori Cooper | Oct 3, 2015 | Meaning of Sustainability, Staff Column
by Kori Cooper Elon Musk was on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert recently discussing his plan to put humans on Mars. This planet has been the focus of worldwide attention because it is the planet most like Earth. Before you scoff at Musk’s idea, consider that...
by Gordon Liu | Aug 26, 2015 | Staff Column
By Jessica Edington CELL Alum, Iceland Fall 2013 If the world were a logical place, I would have studied abroad in England. Boiled down to the facts, it made the most sense to study somewhere in the United Kingdom—it was, after all, the birthplace of both my major and...
